Detroit wants to be the first big American city to tax land value

Re:Detroit wants to be the first big American city to tax la... by red_admiral on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @06:19AM (#37912848)

Georgist thinking, as far as I understand, is that taxing total property value disincentivises investment in a way that is worse for society overall. Empty land is just a subcase of that.

That said, "everybody works but the vacant lot" is a Georgist slogan that has been seen on billboards before now: https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47de-036a-a3d9...

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Re:Detroit wants to be the first big American city to tax la... by fullarr on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @07:58AM (#37913599)

I look forward to starving to death as I try to eat a luxury apartment complex

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Re:Detroit wants to be the first big American city to tax la... by 0xParlay on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @08:04AM (#37913666)

If you were hungry I’d show you compassion and feed you an empty parking lot.

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Re:Detroit wants to be the first big American city to tax la... by fullarr on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @08:24AM (#37913885)

Thank you sir

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